Jean-Baptiste GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS

(b. 15 September 1769 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 September 1832 , Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS was born 15 September 1769 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS was the child of François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS and Geneviève HAINS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph HAINS and Geneviève VAILLANCOURT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Angélique HEBERT 25 January 1796 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique HEBERT was born 15 April 1776 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Angélique died 5 September 1854 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste HEBERT and Angelique BRISSETTE.

Jean-Baptiste GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS died 10 September 1832 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Jean-Baptiste GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS married

Angélique HEBERT-- Date: 25 January 1796 Place: Beloeil, Lower Canada
Angélique HEBERT was the child of Jean-Baptiste HEBERT and Angelique BRISSETTE

Children of Jean-Baptiste GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS and Angélique HEBERT:

Joseph GAUCHER (b.23 December 1805, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada d. 14 February 1884, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )
m. Angele BERNIER 20 September 1825 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

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1769 Birth
15 September 1769
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS and Angélique HEBERT 25 January 1796, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 26 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUCHER was born 23 December 1805, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAUCHER married 20 September 1825, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Angele BERNIER

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England